Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 60.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	238.31	3,682	9thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,501	229.67	3,447	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,648	236.84	3,903	8thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,722	226.06	3,893	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	174.65	2,667	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	948	171.00	1,621	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	167.05	2,337	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,542	200.00	3,084	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,688	160.27	2,705	23
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	152.39	2,157	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,266	130.47	1,652	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	220.66	3,224	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,386	213.87	2,964	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,740	222.00	3,863	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,422	240.58	3,421	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	229.69	3,227	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,561	246.60	3,849	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,591	237.98	3,786	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	220.64	3,089	4thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

5 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	100	1,639.91/cwt	28
Bulls	Number 2	90	1,506.02/cwt	9
Bulls	Number 3	83	537.45/cwt	2
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,925.73/cwt	12
Heifers	Number 2	89	1,732.50/cwt	4

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,874	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,722	226.06/cwt	221.00–229.00	3,893	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	114.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,411	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	154.52/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,576	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	153.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,152	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	142.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,079	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,872	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,399	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	238.31/cwt	236.00–242.00	3,682	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,501	229.67/cwt	228.00–231.00	3,447	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	165.26/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,261	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,863	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,461	220.66/cwt	220.00–222.00	3,224	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,648	236.84/cwt	232.00–242.00	3,903	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	127.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,546	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	143.67/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,960	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	167.74/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,877	10
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,542	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,084	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,591	237.98/cwt	231.00–242.00	3,786	19
Steers	Select	—	1,400	220.64/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,089	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	229.69/cwt	227.00–231.00	3,227	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,621	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	174.65/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,667	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	167.05/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,337	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	671	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,147	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,077	224.61/cwt	215.00–232.00	2,419	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	975	232.49/cwt	232.00–233.00	2,267	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	218.76/cwt	208.00–230.00	2,013	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,003	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Number 3	80–90	83	537.45/cwt	400.00–680.00	446	2
Bulls	Number 2	80–90	87	1,365.72/cwt	1,340.00–1,390.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	92	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	94	1,533.38/cwt	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,441	7
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	103	1,493.38/cwt	1,390.00–1,560.00	1,538	7
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	95	1,932.35/cwt	1,840.00–2,000.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Number 2	70–80	71	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	710	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	88	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	115	1,396.78/cwt	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	78	2,164.68/cwt	2,140.00–2,190.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	2,115.82/cwt	2,060.00–2,180.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	114	1,745.13/cwt	1,730.00–1,760.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Number 1	80–90	81	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	689	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	70–80	72	1,940.00/cwt	1,940.00–1,940.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,725.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	115	1,540.00/cwt	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,990.00/cwt	1,990.00–1,990.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	102	1,870.00/cwt	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	85	2,186.69/cwt	2,150.00–2,230.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,802.98/cwt	1,700.00–1,910.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	111	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	100–110	104	1,639.62/cwt	1,600.00–1,680.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,866.76/cwt	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	91	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,556	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	246.52/cwt	243.00–252.00	3,821	22
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	239.29/cwt	237.00–245.00	3,333	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,386	213.87/cwt	209.00–217.00	2,964	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	251.38/cwt	249.00–256.00	3,645	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,553	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	3,531	2

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Wed Apr 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 200Year ago 193

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 80Last week 70Year ago 67

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 5.00 to 60.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	260.00	260.00
1	—	1,872	235.00	235.00
22	—	1,550	243.00–252.00	246.52
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,591	231.00–242.00	237.98
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	215.00–225.00	220.64
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,722	221.00–229.00	226.06
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,648	232.00–242.00	236.84
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,237	110.00–118.00	114.08
10	—	1,210	125.00–131.00	127.78
7	—	1,364	139.00–147.00	143.67
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,667	147.00–160.00	154.52
10	—	1,715	163.00–177.00	167.74
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	150.00–158.00	153.51
7	—	1,463	138.00–145.00	142.08
5	—	1,368	163.00–171.00	165.26
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,545	236.00–242.00	238.31
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,501	228.00–231.00	229.67
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	222.00	222.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,461	220.00–222.00	220.66
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	209.00–217.00	213.87
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,542	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,405	227.00–231.00	229.69
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,393	237.00–245.00	239.29
4	—	1,450	249.00–256.00	251.38
2	—	1,553	225.00–230.00	227.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	948	171.00	171.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	170.00–180.00	174.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,399	166.00–168.00	167.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	671	171.00	171.00
3	900–950	920	208.00–230.00	218.76
2	950–1000	975	232.00–233.00	232.49
1	1000–1050	1,003	221.00	221.00
3	1050–1100	1,077	215.00–232.00	224.61

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	83	400.00–680.00	537.45
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	71	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	80–90	87	1,340.00–1,390.00	1,365.72
1	90–100	92	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	88	1,480.00	1,480.00
7	90–100	94	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,533.38
7	100–110	103	1,390.00–1,560.00	1,493.38
4	110–120	115	1,340.00–1,440.00	1,396.78
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	2,150.00–2,230.00	2,186.69
3	90–100	95	1,840.00–2,000.00	1,932.35
2	100–110	104	1,700.00–1,910.00	1,802.98
1	110–120	111	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	80–90	85	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,866.76
1	90–100	91	1,710.00	1,710.00
2	100–110	104	1,600.00–1,680.00	1,639.62
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	70–80	78	2,140.00–2,190.00	2,164.68
5	80–90	83	2,060.00–2,180.00	2,115.82
1	90–100	91	1,990.00	1,990.00
1	100–110	102	1,870.00	1,870.00
2	110–120	114	1,730.00–1,760.00	1,745.13
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	81	850.00	850.00
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	72	1,940.00	1,940.00
2	80–90	85	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00
1	110–120	115	1,540.00	1,540.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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